Chuckchucha

Chuckchucha
Pum-pai
Chukchuka
village
Chuckchucha is located in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Chuckchucha
Chuckchucha
Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Chuckchucha is located in India
Chuckchucha
Chuckchucha
Chuckchucha (India)
Coordinates: 9°12′59″N 92°48′31″E / 9.216427°N 92.808487°E / 9.216427; 92.808487
CountryIndia
StateAndaman and Nicobar Islands
DistrictNicobar
TehsilCar Nicobar
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,021
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code645023

Chuckchucha is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Car Nicobar tehsil.[1] The headquarters of the island's central tribal cooperative society 'Ellon Hinengo Limited'(EHL) was established here in 1945. The society was started by the Jadwet family of Burma (Myanmar).[2]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Chuckchucha has 231 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 74.23%.[3]

Demographics (2011 Census)[3]
Total Male Female
Population 1021 536 485
Children aged below 6 years 109 60 49
Scheduled caste 0 0 0
Scheduled tribe 485 243 242
Literates 677 372 305
Workers (all) 287 244 43
Main workers (total) 155 136 19
Main workers: Cultivators 0 0 0
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 0 0 0
Main workers: Household industry workers 0 0 0
Main workers: Other 155 136 19
Marginal workers (total) 132 108 24
Marginal workers: Cultivators 0 0 0
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 1 0 1
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 17 1 16
Marginal workers: Others 114 107 7
Non-workers 734 292 442

References

  1. ^ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ "History of Jadwets - Jadwet Trading Company".
  3. ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.